José and Rafton Smallwood Masterclass Series II
Thu 19 Feb
|Royal Northern College of Music
Richard Hageman scholar Nico de Villiers joins pianist and composer David Owen Norris for the second of three lecture recitals entitled “The songs of Richard Hageman and other screen-struck European exiles: Wilhelm Grosz, Jaroslav Ježek, Kurt Weill & P.G. Wodehouse”.
Time & Location
19 Feb 2026, 19:00 – 22:00
Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9RD, UK
About the event
This lecture explores the songs that led to, and celebrated, Hageman’s career in Hollywood. In addition to a selection of songs by Yvette Guilbert (sung in Ezra Pound’s translations), this lecture features songs by Viennese-born composer, pianist, musicologist, and record producer Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams) and Czech composer, pianist and conductor, author of jazz, classical, incidental and film music Jaroslav Ježek. In addition to the presentation, exhibits from the Richard Hageman Society Archive will be on display.